Liverpool FC backed to win the Premier League over Man City for one reason

The Blues have lost their best centre-back to a number of months after he suffered a knee injury in the victory over Brighton after going into a full-blooded challenge.

While the injury isn’t as bad as an initially feared, as Laporte damaged the cartilage and lateral meniscus in his knee rather than tearing his ACL, the Frenchman is still expected to miss a lot of action and not play again in 2019.

The injury coupled with the departure of Vincent Kompany in the summer has left City short on options at centre-back, with Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones, who has also been suffering with injuries this season as Pep Guardiola’s only senior central defenders.

Read More

Fernandinho replaced the injured Laporte and did admirably and Guardiola could also call on youngsters Eric Garcia and Taylor Harwood-Bellis if required but City are still short on numbers at the back.

A blow as big that could prove to be fatal in a title race where the margin for error is so slim and several former professionals think that may just be the case, with it giving Liverpool the advantage they need.

Read More

Read More

“Yes,” was the reply from former goalkeeper Shaka Hislop when asked if Laporte’s injury makes Liverpool the favourites by ESPN FC.

To which Liverpool legend Steve Nicol also replied: “100 per cent.”

They were both backed up by Fulham and USA legend Brian McBride, who said: “I had Liverpool winning it anyway.”